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- Title: Sunset Can Be Glorious (Sunset Hall)
- Author : The Humanist
- Release Date : January 01, 2005
- Genre: Reference,Books,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 345 KB
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In the heart of Los Angeles' predominantly Latino and Korean immigrant Mid-Wilshire district is a retirement home like no other. Sunset Hall describes itself as "a non-profit retirement home for freethinking elders who continue to share independence of spirit and involvement in the world." Since it began operating in 1934, it has served as the home of progressive activists who have been part of political, cultural, and social movements that have challenged and advanced society. According to its executive director, Wendy Caputo, Sunset Hall's residents have included "some very liberal democrats ... people who have been blacklisted in the McCarthy era, directors, producers, writers, teachers, professionals, union members, blue collar workers, people who have been active in reactivating Democratic committees here [in Los Angeles]" While the home doesn't require that its residents have a specific worldview, the majority have come from freethinking backgrounds by virtue of Sunset Hall's strong connection with Los Angeles' Unitarian Universalist and Humanist communities. Sunset Hall was incorporated on April 23, 1923, by the Women's Alliance of the First Unitarian Church of Los Angeles. At that time there was no Social Security system in place in the United States and there were few, if any, social programs to support the growing population of seniors in southern California. The Unitarian community in Los Angeles, however, was quite affluent at that time. The members of the Women's Alliance, some of whose aging friends were lacking the care they needed, decided to establish a home where these elderly friends could go.